Associated Builders and Contractors East Coast Florida Chapter announced that four member companies, including Baker Concrete Construction, Woodland Tilt-Up, DPR Construction and Cherokee Enterprises, Inc. took home national honors during the Associated Builders and Contractors’ (ABC) 28th annual Excellence in Construction® Awards celebration at the 2018 ABC Convention in Long Beach, California.

Cherokee Enterprises, Inc. was selected as a 2017 National Diversity Excellence Award Recipient for the General Contractor under $33 million category recognizing its commitment to diversity leadership within the company, workforce, supply chain and community.

Baker Concrete Construction, Woodland Tilt-Up and DPR Construction were named Pyramid winners in their respective categories:

• Baker Concrete Construction’s Panorama Tower project earned them the honor in the Specialty Contractor > Other Specialty Construction – Commercial > More than $10 million category

• Woodland Tilt-Up’s Florida International University Biscayne Bay Campus Student Living project secured the honor in the Specialty Contractor > Exteriors > Masonry, precast or stone category

• DPR Construction’s Boca Raton Regional Hospital Gloria Drummond Physical Rehabilitation Institute project earned the company the recognition in the General Contractor > Healthcare > Healthcare - $10 to $25 million category.

“It’s always great to see our members thriving in the industry,” said Peter Dyga, President and CEO of ABC’s Florida East Coast Florida Chapter. “There is no shortage of construction work in South Florida, and to see them recognized for spreading ABC’s values and commitment to diversity, and keeping our roads, office spaces and campuses improved and up-to-date is what we’re all about. We are all very proud.”

The Excellence in Construction awards program is the industry’s leading competition that honors both general and specialty contractors for innovative and high-quality merit shop construction projects. The award honors all construction team members, including the contractor, owner, architect and engineer. The winning projects, selected from entries submitted from across the nation, were judged on complexity, attractiveness, unique challenges, completion time, workmanship, innovation, safety and cost.

A panel of industry experts served as the competition’s judges. This year's panel included representatives from the Building Owners and Managers Association International, the Smithsonian Facilities Construction Division, the Construction Management Association of America, Engineering News-Record, Design-Build Institute of America and various construction-related firms nationwide.

About Associated Builders and Contractors Florida East Coast Chapter (ABC FEC)

The East Coast Chapter represents General and Specialty Contractors, associate and supplier members from Key West to Brevard County who share ABC’s belief in open and competitive processes, in the importance of industry education, training and safety services, and in the role the association plays in these areas. For more information, call: 954-984-0075 or visit: http://www.abceastflorida.com/